Piyush and his wife Akangsha have been living separately since six months and are heading for a divorce.

Popular face of television industry, Piyush Sahdev who was last seen in Beyhadh has been arrested on rape charges. A model filed a case against him after which Mumbai police arrested him. The Versova police have kept the actor in custody till November 27.

Investigating officer told indianexpress.com that an FIR was filed on November 20, post which he was arrested on November 22. Piyush was produced in court on the same day. He was recently in news for his divorce with Akangsha Rawat. Piyush and Akangsha have been living separately since six months and are heading for a divorce.

There were rumours of his affair with a creative team member of Beyhadh and that was stated as the possible reason behind the separation. However, Piyush refuted such reports. Earlier, the actor claimed that his Facebook got hacked and the hacker sent filthy messages to his friends.

Piyush has worked in shows such as Meet Mila De Rabba, Geet, Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev and Beyhadh. He played the antagonist in Sony TV show starring Kushal Tandon and Jennifer Winget. The actor is playing the role of Pawan in the show Devanshi.